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#AECFAF

Light Sage · light cool green

About #AECFAF

#AECFAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Light Sage (ΔE 8.8), with Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFAECE (lilac), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red174
Green207
Blue175

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 12.7
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 13.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AECFAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECFAF.
1.70:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #AECFAF.
12.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AECFAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AECFAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0C9AD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBC5B1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ABCDC6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AECFAF?

#AECFAF is a light, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 68% red, 81% green and 69% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #AECFAF?

Use black text. Black on #AECFAF has a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AECFAF?

Its complementary colour is #CFAECE, and analogous partners are #BECFAE and #AECFC0.